Yu Murakami glanced in the direction of the living room, "When they all come back, I'll relay the news." ”

Ai Nakano shyly touched the hairpin and whispered:

"Still don't, I hate the atmosphere of parting. We'll let them know when we've found a house and move out. ”

"Listen to you." Yu Murakami took her hand.

Soft, small, tender, he couldn't help but put this hand on his lips.

"It's getting dark, and there are still a lot of green plums." Ai Nakano blushed, bit her lip, and said shyly.

Yu Murakami let go of her hand and said with a smile: "It's better to get used to it as soon as possible, and when I move out, I won't be polite." ”

Ai Nakano gave him a blank look because she was shy.

The two of them finished processing the remaining green plums and prepared to soak them in the sealed jar at night.

"Let's start making dinner." Yu Murakami said while looking at his watch.

There was no sun in the sky, only an obscure afterglow, and the clouds were wisps.

"Hmm."

Ai Nakano took two steps into the room, suddenly turned around and laughed in the afterglow.

"Please give me a lot of advice in the future, Murakami-kun."

Yu Murakami turned his back to the sunset and stood with an "ah" and gave an affirmative answer.

Ai Nakano's smile slowly bloomed.

Such a happy and pure smile, Yu Murakami had never seen it in her - as if because of shyness, the usually beautiful crescent eyes smiled into a slit, and the long eyelashes tugged at his heartstrings.

Tuesday, April 26, a lukewarm spring day.

Ai Nakano wears a white dress with a hip-to-hip cardigan over it, and on her head is a white beret that Yu Murakami bought from Shikoku.

"Sister Aiyi is so cute today!"

"Thank you~"

"Is there an event today?"

"Uh-huh!"

"This dress looks so good, where did you buy it?"

"The ...... I went to last time with Chinatsu"

Murakami listened as if he was listening.

At eight o'clock, everyone went out, and Yu Murakami transferred to the Chiyoda Line halfway and got off at Shibuya Station.

Shibuya is adjacent to Nakano and Shinjuku – Aiya Nakano is in Honmachi, Nakano Ward, while Shinjuku has many recording studios and event venues.

In addition, while Shibuya Ward itself is very trendy, there is also the Meiji Jingu Shrine, which resembles a forest.

Yu Murakami bought the morning newspaper and walked into a coffee shop inside the station.

Ten minutes later, Ai Nakano arrived.

"Sorry, it's late."

"No, it's just right." Yu Murakami closes the newspaper he reads.

Looking at Yu Murakami, who was wearing a hat and a black casual shirt in front of him, Ai Nakano suddenly became a little overwhelmed.

So far, the two have been alone as colleagues, friends and ......

Now that I'm dating as lovers, I feel like everything is starting all over again, and I don't even know how to grasp the distance between each other.

She stroked her hair, which was blown by the wind on the platform, and said with a smile, "It's a little windy here." ”

"Then go up."

Yu Murakami walked up to Ai Nakano, took the initiative to take her little hand, and walked outside the station.

"It's going to be photographed." Ai Nakano said softly.

"When I find a house, I'll tweet about our relationship." After Yu Murakami finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Ai Nakano and asked her, "Is it okay?" ”

"This kind of thing needs to be approved by the firm." Ai Nakano met his gaze, "If I'm hidden in the snow, you're going to save me." ”

"I'll always be there for you."

The two stepped on the escalator to the surface, and their hands were never separated, like an ordinary couple.

"But Murakami-kun, are you okay? Once you announce your relationship with me, there will be a lot fewer fans, right? It even influenced "Swaying Travel" and "Miss Kaguya". ”

Leaving the escalator, the statue of Hachiko, the loyal dog, appeared in front of the two of them, and people came and went around them.

Ai Nakano subconsciously wanted to withdraw her hand, but was held by Yu Murakami.

"No big deal." Yu Murakami stood in the middle of the crowd and took Ai Nakano's hand, "There is no problem in giving up everything now and opening a café." ”

Someone around noticed the two people standing still, but most of them just glanced at it in a hurry.

In Tokyo, the cameras on the streets, young people in fancy clothes, and middle-aged people drunk on the road are nothing new, let alone couples holding hands.

The nature of the island people also makes them deliberately ignore and quickly avoid this scene.

Ai Nakano looked at him for a long time and confirmed, "Is this really okay?" ”

"As long as you want."

"I'm willing to do anything."

"That's fine."

Ai Nakano let go of Yu Murakami's hand, took his arm instead, and said with a smile, "Let's go." ”

The first house the two looked at was a 25-story condominium building.

3LDK - that is, 3 bedrooms, 2 living rooms and 1 kitchen, a total of 122.37 square meters, plus a balcony of 12.19 square meters.

"It is equipped with underfloor heating, modern kitchenware. There is also a walk-in closet with plenty of storage space. In the capacity of Mr. Murakami and Miss Nakano, it will definitely be useful. ”

The intermediary made introductions one by one.

Ai Nakano walked out of the cloakroom, nodded with satisfaction, and walked to the living room.

The sharp-eyed intermediary saw at a glance that it was the woman who was in charge - the man didn't move after entering the door, so he immediately followed.

"Miss Nakano, you see, the living room has a lot of space, and there is enough space for both lighting and ventilation. Also, from the living room, you can see a panoramic view of Yoyogi Park. ”

"Ah, you can really see it. Murakami-kun, come here! ”

Murakami walked over and stood side by side with her in front of the window, looking out at the lush Yoyogi Park.

"Not bad." He nodded.

The agent smiled, and just about to say something, Ai Nakano asked, "Excuse me, can I have pets here?" ”

"Of course! Of course! No problem at all! ”

Ai Nakano asked Yu Murakami again: "Murakami-kun, how do you feel?" ”

"That's good. But it's up to you. ”

The intermediary looked at Ai Nakano and fell into deep thought, and spoke again:

"It's only a five-minute walk from Shibuya Station, and there are a lot of trendy shops and restaurants, and the apartment itself has won an architectural design award."

"I love it here, but I still need to think about it."

"No problem. Please feel free to contact me if you need it. The agent handed over the business card.

The two left the apartment, took a taxi, and headed for the second one.

After such a morning, I saw a total of five apartments, all of which were convenient and highly secure.

At noon, the two ate at a Spanish restaurant and ordered pastries, salted cod, sausages, tortillas, and beer.

"Murakami-kun, which one do you think is good?"

"The first one, the closest to the station." Yu Murakami took a bite of a tortilla

"I feel too big, wouldn't it be too wasteful for the two of us to live?"

"It's temporary, anyway, it doesn't matter."

"Really! It's a place for the two of us to live together! Nakano Ai glanced at him, "Men are just unreliable in this regard, and they can do whatever they want." ”

"Makes sense." Yu Murakami thinks so.

"But you still have to decide as soon as possible, it will be troublesome to drag it out." Ai Nakano talked to herself and didn't explain any trouble, "Hmm...... Let's take the first apartment. After eating, I went to go through the formalities and paid the money. ”

It's such a simple decision, and it's very much in line with Nakano Aiyi's character of not dragging mud and water.

I was reluctant to live with my good friends, but I didn't hesitate to act.

After eating, completing the formalities that should be done, and paying the money that should be paid, the two stood in the empty apartment and looked around with satisfaction.

"For the next period of time, this will be our home." Ai Nakano said excitedly.

At this time, Yu Murakami stepped forward and hugged her.

"Murakami-kun......" Ai Nakano's breathing suddenly became short.

She remembered what Yu Murakami said yesterday evening.

'There's nothing here, he's not going to be here'......'

"Hmm!"

Yu Murakami took possession of her soft lips, and she had no way to think about anything else.

Hugging Ai Nakano's body, giving Yu Murakami a sense of fulfillment, he released her lips and whispered in her ear:

"I like you......"

Ai Nakano twisted her body, and she felt an itch in her ears.

The usually dignified Ai Nakano does such a cute action, which makes Yu Murakami like it even more, and there is a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

He hugged her harder, and Ai Nakano also took the initiative to stick it up.

The two kissed each other again, and the white beret fell to the ground and didn't care.

As time passed, their short shadows gradually lengthened, and it was almost two o'clock.

Yu Murakami let go of Ai Nakano with great nostalgia, "It's time to go back." ”

Ai Nakano suddenly buried her face in his arms and shook her head reluctantly.

Yu Murakami has never seen her like this.

He smiled and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Unwilling."

"What's unwilling?"

"We were each other's first kisses, but because of your hesitation, I lost something precious. Aiyi is not pleasant now! Nakano Ai said childishly.

"Hahaha!" Yu Murakami smiled extremely happily.

"You're still laughing! It's all your fault! Ai Nakano tapped him lightly on the chest.

"So, from now on, I'll be decisive!" Yu Murakami pushed Ai Nakano away.

"Huh?" Ai Nakano looked at him suspiciously.

"There's no time, we have to go back quickly and find a moving company to move. Then, tonight ......" Speaking of this, even Yu Murakami couldn't help but take a deep breath of excitement.

Ai Nakano's face turned red all of a sudden, and she picked up her beret.

"I'll go to the toilet!"

After taking a deep breath, Yu Murakami stands in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and looks out at Shibuya Station, which is bustling with people.

People come in and out there, and in the future, he and Ai Nakano will do the same, go to work and walk into the station together, and the person who gets off work first will wait by this window.

After dinner in the evening, I would go shopping at the mall near the station, and on weekends and Sundays, I would take a bus from here to Kyushu, Kagoshima, Hakone hot springs, Hokkaido skiing – and even Yoshima Sato's wedding......

Yu Murakami thinks this station is so cute!

With such a wonderful vision, Yu Murakami didn't feel the time at all, and Ai Nakano came out.

The hair was tidied up, the hat was put back on, the original messy cardigan coat was neatly tied, and the lips were no longer kissed.

"I'm alright, let's go......"

Yu Murakami pulled her into his arms and wanted to kiss her again.

"No, I just put on lipstick......" Ai Nakano put her hand on his chest.

How could Yu Murakami give up?

"Then you stick it out so you don't rub off the lipstick."

"Sticking out? What sticks out? Ai Nakano looked at him puzzled.

Murakami leaned up and whispered a few words.

Nakano Aiyi's face flushed, and she reprimanded: "It's too ...... How can such a thing be done! No way! No way! ”

"Don't blame me then." Yu Murakami pressed it again.

"Wait, no...... Well, I agreed. Agreed! Wait a minute! ”

Yu Murakami distanced himself and looked at Ai Nakano motionlessly.

Ai Nakano looked at him {if he didn't do it, he would immediately use a strong expression}, so he had to raise his graceful white face, close his eyes hard, his eyelashes trembled, and slowly stretched out.

……

After the two separated, Yu Murakami praised: "It's worthy of Nakano-san." ”

"Huh?" Ai Nakano hadn't come back to her senses yet, and she answered in a daze.

"Learns fast."

"Really!" Ai Nakano thumped him in the chest and left his embrace.

Although Yu Murakami was very reluctant in his heart, he also knew that he couldn't put it off any longer.

Besides, there are some things that are not a bad thing to be suppressed for a while.

The two contacted the moving company in advance, and when they arrived, the other party arrived at Sakuraso at about the same time.

Risa Taneda is not there, and she went to participate in the event of "Bloodthirsty Attack".

Nakano Aii's luggage is mainly clothes, cosmetics, tablebooks, and food and toys for [Xingxing].

Yu Murakami didn't have anything to bring, just clothes, a room full of books, and the computer that AbemaTV had given me;

"A lot of daily necessities need to be repurchased, tonight, no, tomorrow after work, let's go buy it with Aiyi." ’

Once again, Yu Murakami thinks Shibuya Station is a very cute place.

When the bedroom is cleaned up and empty, the daily and every night spent in Sakuraso suddenly comes back to my mind, and a sense of reluctance arises spontaneously

After a long time, Yu Murakami packed up his emotions and looked at Ai Nakano, who was also in a state of confusion.

Presumably, like him, he remembered the bits and pieces of the past.

Yu Murakami was about to open his mouth to comfort her, but Ai Nakano whispered, "I have to leave", and her expression slowly calmed down.

So, he changed his tune and said, "Go to the living room and wait for them to come back." ”

"Hmm." Ai Nakano replied softly.

Because the grinder and the books had been removed, the two seemed to have nothing to do.

"Let's announce our relationship now, right?" Yu Murakami proposed.

"Now?"

"Hmm."

Ai Nakano clasped her hands tightly and nodded.

Yu Murakami took out his phone.

Yu Murakami Twitter:

Q: What is life?

Answer: Ai Nakano

After reading what he sent, Ai Nakano handed his mobile phone to Yu Murakami: "Help me refer to it, what copywriting should I use?" ”

"Ilove."

Ai Nakano sneered and laughed, "So I'm not a fan of yours?" ”

"I'm kidding."

"No, that's it!"

"Why don't you change {Yoyo} to {Murakami} or {Yo-kun}?"

"Don't change!" Ai Nakano shook her head with a smile and began to edit.

Yu Murakami had no choice but to go with her.

"Ahh

"What's wrong?"

Ai Nakano held up her phone, "I don't know if it's going to be sent, and I can't open Twitter." ”

At the same time, the phones of the two began to pop up messages like crazy, and the calls were one after another.

"What should I do?" Ai Nakano asked.

Murakami lay down on his side and stroked the cat's neck, "What the hell is it for?" ”

"Wouldn't that be nice?"

"Don't care about these people's eyes. Whether it's a friend or a colleague, it doesn't matter what the two of us think or discuss. ”

"What about the fans who have always supported you?" Ai Nakano is still worried about this.

Yu Murakami disagreed and comforted:

"[Fans or something, whatever. If two people are together, there is nothing to be afraid of. That's what Nakano-san said. ”

"I'm talking about my own fans, and I didn't have many fans at the time, but now Murakami-kun ......"

"Does it matter whose followers are and how many they are? The important thing is that the two people are together, and nothing else matters. ”

Yu Murakami looked at Ai Nakano and continued: "You're not afraid, how can I, as a man, escape?" ”

Hearing this, Ai Nakano showed a demure and elegant smile, and her eyes were clear and crystal love.

"As long as two people are together, there is nothing to fear." She said softly but firmly.

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That night, Sakuraso only came back with two people, Yumu Bi and Sakura Suzune.

During the meal, there was a silence that had never been felt before.

"Where's the squirrel?" Ai Nakano tried to lighten the mood.

"I'm home." Sakura Suzune replied flatly.

"Well, it's rare to go home on weekdays." Ai Nakano nodded, and then said, "By the way, Concave-chan, Suzune, from today onwards, Murakami-kun and I will move out to live." ”

"Move out?" You Mubi was stunned, "Why?" ”

Ai Nakano didn't know how to explain.

Yu Murakami said, "We're dating, it's not appropriate to live with you again." ”

“...... I know. After being silent for a long time, You Mubi said, and put the dishes and chopsticks in her hand on the table.

Then there was a flurry of silences.

At half past six, the two took their leave and left.

At the entrance, Ai Nakano took out two keys: "Concave sauce, this is the key for me and Murakami-kun." ”

"You don't have to pay it back." You Mubi shook her head, "Brother You and Sister Aiyi can come and play at any time." ”

Ai Nakano didn't insist, "Then let's go." ”

"Well, I wish Brother You and Sister Aiyi happiness! Although you leave, I feel very lonely, but、But ......" said, You Mubi, who had endured it for a long time, finally couldn't cry.

The little hands desperately wiped away the tears that kept pouring out of their eyes.

Ai Nakano reached out and hugged You Mubi, and there were tears in her eyes:

"Don't be sad, concave sauce. We will come back often and you are welcome to play. Did we say yes? Come to our new apartment this Saturday. ”

"Hmmm......"

The two hugged and cried for a while, and Nakano Ai let go of Yu Mubi.

Just as she wiped away her tears and was about to leave, she saw half of her figure at the door of the living room.

Suzune Sakura was looking at them, her bangs were a little messy, and the soup at the corners of her mouth was not wiped, standing there motionless.

Ai Nakano looked at Yu Murakami, hoping that he could say hello to Suzune Sakura, but saw him lower his gaze.

"Let's go." Murakami said lightly.

Ai Nakano saw the reluctance and sadness between his eyebrows.

When she turned around again and looked in the direction of the living room, there was no one in sight.

While at the door, Ai Nakano put the key to Sakuraso in the mailbox of {I don't know what bird}, and then returned to Shibuya's apartment on a motorcycle with Yu Murakami.

The night breeze at the end of April was not cold, but Ai Nakano hugged Yu Murakami tightly.

The empty cherry blossom village, the voice of Sakura Suzune, the crying of Yu Mubi, and the reluctance of Murakami always appear in her mind.

'Love is like that, there will always be people who get hurt. I'm sorry. ’

She buried her face in Yuu Murakami's back.